About Kingdom Love Full Gospel Baptist Church
Founded by the Bishop PL Dickens and a small number of believers, Kingdom Love Full Gospel Baptist Church was founded on February 18, 2011. We wanted our ministry to represent the love of Christ, and as a result, we named our church Kingdom Love. Our first services were held at Westminster Baptist Church located at 3412 Westminster Avenue, Norfolk, VA, until we moved into our own building in September 2011, which was located at 3322 Sandy Street, Norfolk, VA 23518. Currently, we are located at 3412 Westminster Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504.
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The essence of Kingdom Love FGBC ensures equal emphasis to all five New Testament purposes of the church: Discipleship, Evangelism, Worship, Fellowship, and Ministry.
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We are The Kingdom Love Full Gospel Baptist Church - The Church Where The Love of Christ is Sovereign. We stand as a beacon of faith in Chesapeake, VA, and we are are place of prayer, peace and joy to all who join us. We welcome all individuals seeking God’s love, and our doors are open to every soul seeking to welcome Jesus into their heart.
Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Calling
We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God and the basis for our beliefs. Kingdom Love subscribes to the doctrinal statement of the Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. We voluntarily band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind. The ordinances of the church are the believer's baptism and The Lord's Supper.
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At Kingdom Love, we desire to be compassionate, inclusive and walk with Jesus. Through gospel, service, worship and missions, we bring God closer to our hearts and closer to the hearts of those around us. As a fellowship of believers, we have the honor of proclaiming the glory of Christ to one another in a loving and caring setting.
Bishop P.L. Dickens
Bishop P. L. Dickens, born on October 2, 1965, is the fifth son of seven children to Mrs. Mayvee V. Dickens and the late Mr. Richard L. Dickens. He is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. Bishop Dickens is married to Mrs. Andrea L. Dickens of 31 years, and their union consist of three children: Dominick, Corey, and Ashley, and four grandchildren: Xavier, Estelle, Jaxxon, and Jhett.
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Bishop Dickens attended Norfolk Bible College under the tutelage of Dr. Johnny L. Reid, Christian Studies under Dr. Frank Anderson, and Richmond Virginia Seminary, where he received his Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree.
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Bishop Dickens is a son of the Abyssinia Baptist Church, where he served under the leadership of Dr. Frank Guns. He also served as youth minister of the Old Dominion General Missionary Baptist Association, where he presided over ten youth ministries that were associated with the order.
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Since 2011, Pastor Dickens has been serving as the Senior Pastor of the Kingdom Love Full Gospel Baptist Church in the beautiful city of Chesapeake, Virginia. In September 2015, he was consecrated to the office of Bishop.
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Bishop Dickens has been preaching for twenty-seven years and pastoring for nineteen years. Throughout the life of his preaching, many souls have come to Christ. He is known for his preaching style, and as a result, he gained great notoriety as a servant of God.
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Bishop Dickens ultimately believes in the scripture, Matthew 28:19, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” With this scripture, he aspires to preach a universal gospel to a universal people.